West Central Online Staff

A new survey is seeking out experiences on the farm. Available now, Homefield People & Strategy is conducting a research project that will help them learn about various experiences in the agricultural industry.

The about 5-minute-long survey begins with a chance for the farmer to introduce their situation, before going into more specific on-the-farm questions such as what crops you grow, how much land you farm, and the term that best describes your agricultural operation.

UPDATE: Monday, Feb 5, 2024, 5:00 pm 

Winter driving conditions remain in the west-central region due the snow Sunday.

Once you get more towards Saskatoon, the snow appears to have tapered off. The same goes south of Elrose to the Saskatchewan Landing.

Macklin, however, got a decent shot of snow Sunday and Highway 14 is reporting winter driving conditions at this time with icy or slippery sections, wet subject to freezing and slush. 

UPDATE: Monday, Feb 5, 2024, 7:00 AM

A release from the Saskatchewan RCMP to begin the month of February detailed a tragic situation at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary.

"On January 29, 2024 at approximately 10:00 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP’s Prince Albert General Investigative Section responded to a report of a sudden death and a second injured person at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. The initial investigation determined an altercation occurred between a group of inmates."

UPDATE: Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 4:10 PM

The Town of Kerrobert has notified the public that they have just received final notification of the water advisory being lifted, and they can use water as normal. 

UPDATE: 4:10 PM Monday, January 29, 2024

The Saskatchewan RCMP have released an update via a news release on the increased police presence in Kindersley last Friday.

3RD and Final UPDATE: 5:00 pm Thursday, January 19

The water has been officially turned back on in Luseland. Because of the length of time without water, the Town will be under a Boil Water Advisory until January 23 when they will reassess. 

In class learning will also resume at the Luseland School Friday, January 19. 

UPDATE: Thursday, Jan 18, 2024, 11:00 AM

The extreme cold warning is lingering Thursday, as periods of very cold wind chills continue around west-central Saskatchewan.

Wind chill values around -40 and colder can still be expected around parts of southern Saskatchewan, stretching across into southwest Manitoba. Any wind chill values that do moderate Thursday afternoon could return at night for some areas.

UPDATE: 7:00 AM, Friday, January 5, 2024

The fog advisory has ended as of 5:26 AM on Friday. Local highways are looking mostly seasonal, and should continue to improve throughout the morning.

UPDATE: 5:36 PM Thursday, January 4, 2024

There is currently a Fog Advisory in effect for the Kindersley, Rosetown, Biggar, Wilkie and Macklin areas.

Near zero visibility in fog is expected or occurring.

Dense fog continues over southwestern Saskatchewan this evening with visibilities worsening as the sun sets.

The results are in and a winner has been chosen for the Guy's Furniture Great Bake Exchange Contest. Accumulating over half the total votes, the bragging rights go to Tosha Kozicki who entered the baking contest with her Salted Caramel Brownie Bottom Cheesecake.

Kozicki will now be able to bake as many of her contest winning cheesecakes as she wants with her new Kitchenaid 30-inch 4-Element Induction Slide-In Convection Range.

Watch the video of the grand reveal below, and also click to listen for the winners reaction!

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan 3, 2024, 11:33 AM

The fog advisory issued for the West Central region has been lifted. 

UPDATE: Wednesday, Jan 03, 2024, 9:35 AM

Foggy conditions have shifted north, causing poor visibility along Highway #7. Highways #317, #307, and Highway 21 north are also reporting the reduced visibility, same with Highway #31 to Plenty.